Expert patient John McManamy, who has battled bipolar disorder, is taking his voice to a new level. His informative and provocative book, Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You . . . That You Need to Know, published by HarperCollins, was recently released and is available at all major book stores and on Amazon. Below, he tells us a bit about his new book.
Why don’t we start at the very beginning? What do you say to a patient who has just been...
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